Jury Pool Profile
Jefferson County, Georgia
- County seat
- Louisville
- Judicial district
- Middle Judicial Circuit Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 15,011
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 15,341.
At a glance
Jefferson County is a 15,011-person venue. The county population is 41% White and 53% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $44,800, $35,112 below the GA state median of $79,912; 13.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 21.5% of covered employment, average pay $42,178/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.09%, above the 3.45% state average. The county has not voted for the same party across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles . See Section 3 for cycle-by-cycle breakdowns.
- Population
- 15,341
- Median household income
- $53,014
- Unemployment
- 4.1%
Who sits on a jury?
≥50% Black (Census race-alone). This county: 53%.
Jefferson County has a population of 15,341, with a median age of 40.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 41.2%; Black residents 52.8%. Independently, 3.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $44,800; 13.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 21.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, 1,052 jobs; Manufacturing, 1,032, is within 20% of it.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 21.5% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 21.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.09%, above the Georgia state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Jefferson County was carried by the Republican candidate with 50.4% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 53.1% of the vote in 2020; the Democratic candidate with 54.9% of the vote in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 72% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 7.4% of the adult civilian population (879 individuals).